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Published: 2009-11-25 15:17:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 1576; Favourites: 68; Downloads: 33
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I may tweak this some more later, but for now I can't look at this thing's smug little face anymore. :[There seems to be a lot of empty space on the left, but there will be text there eventually.
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I really like the overall tonal control of the piece, the creature is done with much care and it looks simply adorable. I really like the design of the creature and the little magical element around it's feet, it's a nice touch and I hope you expand on it, make it slightly more bold, the overall picture is very delicate, but it can use something bolder.
A few things I would like to point out is...
1. The mountains, I am sure you will keep working on it, but right now it's a bit too generic, you need to take more reference and vary up the shapes, specially those ones in the mid-ground. The reason I mentioned that is because the clouds and the creature has a level of realism that must be carried through to the mountains themselves, it's not a style that appears overall cartoony, the mountains right now look cartoony.
2. In a thumbnail, this picture's overall contrast and tone looks muddy, beautiful, but it's hard to see what is what unless you look up close, for a digital piece, that's a disadvantage, it needs more contrast, it will be a good idea to keep adding a bigger range of grayscale, and more highlights.
Overall, the composition is tied together by the clouds and snow, I am not too worried about the empty space, but I would look into those areas listed above if I were you.
Nice piece, it has good potiential, keep developing if you can.
there goes my first official crit, hope it helps. e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/sā¦ " width="15" height="15" alt="
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I really like this piece. The watercolours textures because they are very soft and compliment each other well. I think my only tiff with this piece is the colours, despite the colours being complimentary, they do not transition well. There isn't that much difference between the legs and the sky and clouds, which makes it difficult to focus on the legs. I agree that the negative space needs to be fixed because the soft colours definitely make the piece a little bland. However, the piece is done very well. Keep up the awesome work!
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Personally, I like the empty space. It looks good (is uniform and well-done) and the negative area emphasizes the presence of the creature and makes it '
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sometimes I hate the auto-emoticons. That's supposed to be the word "pop".
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where do you come up with this stuff? it's really nice, but a little random. but still cool. i especially like the detail on the horns. i'm just glad you are drawing/painting again. keep up the good work
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Aw what a nice pic
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